Jaffee, Day, Wieder issue statements in support of East Ramapo bill

Jaffee Statement on Passage of East Ramapo Bill (A10723/S08131) (Albany) “After working together for many years on many pieces of legislation with the advocates, parents, my colleagues and the State Education Department, I am pleased that this legislation passed both the Assembly and the Senate with bipartisan support. It is just a beginning. There is […]

Supporters Converge on “Trump Headquarters” in Bardonia

Supporters Converge on “Trump Headquarters” in Bardonia

Trump voters hope he’ll bring accountability back to Washington BY DYLAN SKRILOFF A self-styled headquarters supporting the campaign of Donald J. Trump for president of the United States has opened up on Rt. 304 in Bardonia. Launched by local businessman, author and philanthropist Barry Fixler, “Trump Headquarters Rockland County” offers a meeting place for Trump supporters and […]

VOICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY: Pride in a Time of Mourning

By Legislator Nancy Low-Hogan (D-South Nyack) Every year at this time, we come together to celebrate and commemorate. We celebrate our collective Pride – regardless of our personal orientation – of the incredible diversity of our community and our country. We also commemorate the sacrifices made by those who came before us and, to our fortune, […]

Skoufis reforms pass full Assembly, Schmitt calls them inadequate

Two bills aimed at protecting neighborhoods from predatory real estate practices and sponsored by Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) passed the full Assembly this week. One of the bills was specifically aimed to resist the attempted annexation of land by the Village of Kiryas Joel in the Town of Monroe. “The annexation issue has not gone […]

SUEZ rate hike inflames Rockland

BY KATHY KAHN Residents turned out in force on a sunny Wednesday afternoon to listen to SUEZ Water justify its proposed 13.7 percent rate hike currently being considered by the Public Service Commission. Once SUEZ was done, the floodgates opened. One by one, residents from across the county came to the podium to condemn the […]